Economics
How to gain an advantage from the propylene production gap—Part 2
This work will detail the available processing routes capable of maximizing propylene yield in refineries, allowing refiners to gain advantage from the propylene market.
Brazil's Petrobras cuts jet fuel prices by around 6%
Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras lowered the average price of the jet fuel it sells to distributors by around 6%.
thyssenkrupp Uhde won contract for biopolymer plant from Gulf Biopolymers Industries Ltd
thyssenkrupp Uhde has secured a basic engineering package and front-end engineering design package for the establishment of a biopolymer plant on the Arabian Peninsula.
LyondellBasell's polyolefin technology selected for Dongming Shenghai chemical complex in China
LyondellBasell announced that Dongming Shenghai Co., Ltd., will use the LyondellBasell Spheripol, Hostalen Advanced Cascade Process and Lupotech T technologies for its new facility.
Certification of the recyclability of multilayer films containing polyamide expanded
Following the studies already conducted in 2021 on the recyclability of coextruded polyethylene/polyamide multilayer films, the independent institute cyclos-HTP GmbH has completed further extensive investigations into the recyclability of multilayer films containing polyamide 6 and ethyl vinyl alcohol copolymer.
INEOS completes the acquisition of the Eastman Texas City site
INEOS has announced it has completed the acquisition of the Eastman Texas City site, the 600,000-tpy acetic acid plant and all associated third party activities, from Eastman Chemical Company.
Neste and Eppendorf forge strategic partnership to develop new line of renewable lab plastics
Neste has joined forces with Eppendorf, a leading manufacturer and supplier of laboratory equipment, to advance the development of lab products made with renewable raw materials.
Ørsted partners with Breakthrough Energy Catalyst, the European Commission, and the European Investment Bank for FlagshipONE
Ørsted announced that the EU-Catalyst Partnership, which consists of the European Commission, Breakthrough Energy Catalyst, and the European Investment Bank, has vowed to support Ørsted’s FlagshipONE project, highlighting the innovative nature of this project and its potential to contribute to the decarbonization of shipping.
U.S. ethanol industry needs carbon capture to feed aviation fuel market
Carbon capture and storage at ethanol plants in the U.S. Midwest is necessary if the industry and its farmers hope to have a role in the burgeoning sustainable aviation fuel market.
Air Liquide selected for development of a large scale SAF project in the UK
The Lighthouse Green Fuels project is one of the first projects underway in the UK aiming to convert biogenic and non-biogenic solid wastes and residues into SAF on a large scale.
- Emerson's Aspen Technology business releases new software with expanded AI capabilities, enhanced visualization and simplified workflows 5/13
- LanzaJet and BioD announce feasibility study for SAF plant in Colombia 5/13
- U.S. House targets big climate, clean energy rollbacks in budget proposal 5/13
- Chevron attempting to restart El Segundo, California refinery after taking units offline last week 5/13
- Mexico's Pemex plans to export less crude oil as new refinery starts up 5/13
- BASF is expanding its portfolio of raw materials for the production of concrete superplasticizers for the construction industry in the European market 5/13
